Tan Sri,
This letter from a student himself, Just a mangled form . . .
surely stands out from the mangled mess of 'statistics' and 'surveys'
that were conducted by all parties for and against the PPSMI issue.
The fact that most if not all technical terms have been translated
from English, to me, is the tipping point in the argument that English
should be used to continue teaching Malaysian students in Science and
Mathematics.
Another very pertinent revelation that can be gleaned from the
letter is the fact that we are teaching English the wrong way, without
regard to grammar at all. This is even a more important issue to
address. Having literature lessons, compulsory passes in the language,
and mandatory book reading are steps in the right direction,, provided
we do take them.
We all have our political reasons to support or to denigrate the
issue, but from the "user's", ie the student's perspective, they are the
victims of bad decisions, not their political masters. They will suffer
the consequences for the rest of their lives. Most of our current day
students have already been "damaged beyond repair", let us not
perpetuate the issue.
Please look at this issue beyond politics, beyond race and above bigotry.
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